Property Management » Building Design
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- Chemicals / Lead : Information and resources on lead and lead poisoning
Lead poisoning causes, effects and prevention. Lead in drinking water. Occupational lead poisoning and lead safety. Guidelines governing lead health and safety contractor requirements. Methods for performing lead-based paint inspections in housing. Training on lead awareness. Specific elements of the OSHA lead-in-construction standard. Full text of a lead management program.
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Disasters / Evacuations : Guidelines on emergency evacuation programs, fire drills, etc.Materials to assist with the creation of an emergency evacuation plan, including special requirements for the disabled.
- Disasters / Mitigation : How to mitigate property losses from wildfires, floods, earthquakes & wind, etc
Guidelines on mitigation for flood, hurricane/tornado, earthquake, dam safety and wildfire. Managing water infiltration into buildings.
- Health / Poison Control :
Poison prevention program guidance. Guides on poisonous and toxic plants, carbon monoxide poisoning, pesticide poisoning, animal poisonings, poisoning first aid, etc.
- Industrial Hygiene / Indoor Air : IAQ guides, checklists, fact sheets, sick building syndrome & more
General concepts & principles of indoor air quality. Research studies. Common indoor pollutants, sick building syndrome, etc. Indoor radon prevention. Fact sheets. Office occupant's guide to IAQ. Ozone generators. Building air quality guide. Guidelines on how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation and report. Common plants reducing indoor air pollution. Legionnaires' disease.
- Property / Buildings : Building design & architectural elements related to safety, maintenance, etc
Designing buildings for fire safety - controlling and reducing fire spread. Fire protection for steel columns. Technical information on construction materials, equipment, and systems. Mathematical models used to calculate fire resistance.
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Property / Fire Engineering : Documents on fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, fire protectionFire Protection Engineering Criteria Manual. Fire Protection Technical Library.
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Property / Fire Hazards : Control of special fire hazardsGuidelines on fire prevention & fire evacuation programs. Safety talks. Abstracts of fire investigation reports. Fire reporting procedures. Home fire safety. Exits and emergency lighting. Smoke detectors.
- Property / Lighting : Descriptions of lighting technologies
How to assess lighting conditions. Evaluating the need for an upgrade. Financial considerations.
- Property / Railings : Handrail and grab bar safety and accessibility requirements
ADA accessibility handrail and grab bar requirements. OSHA, UBC handrail specifications. Ramp railing requirements.
- Property / Smoke : Smoke detectors, smoke management, smoke alarms
Photoelectric and ionization smoke detectors. How smoke detectors work. Smoke alarm facts. Smoke management in atria.
- Property / Sprinklers : Technical resources on fire sprinklers, halon, fire protection engineering
Technical papers on fire protection, suppression systems, halon substitutes, etc. Fire protection engineering. Guidance for sprinkler system maintenance and testing.
- Property / Windows : Window safety tips
Information about the potential risks of falls from windows and their protection.
- Regulations / ADA : Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case law, regulations, reference materials
Full text of the American with Disabilities Act.. Accessibility guidelines. Pre-employment information. Checklist for existing facilities. Online employer handbook provides guidance on employment of the disabled. US Department of Justice assistance on ADA compliance. the relationship of psychiatric disabilities to benefit plans and the ADA.
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Regulations / Building : Ordering information for building code standards such as UBC, UFC, NECOrdering information for building code standards such as Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code, National Electric Code. Full text of the Savings in Construction Act of 1996 - metric requirements in federal construction.
- Chemical Safety / Poison Prevention : Poison control advice regarding preventing chemical poisoning, plant poisoning
Poison prevention program guidance. Guides on poisonous and toxic plants, carbon monoxide poisoning, pesticide poisoning, poisoning first aid, etc.
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Fire Safety / Building Design : Building design & architectural elements related to safety, maintenance, etcDesigning buildings for fire safety - controlling and reducing fire spread. Fire protection for steel columns. Technical information on construction materials, equipment, and systems. Mathematical models used to calculate fire resistance.
- Discrimination / ADA Regulations : Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case law, regulations, reference materials
Full text of the American with Disabilities Act.. Accessibility guidelines. Pre-employment information. Checklist for existing facilities. Online employer handbook provides guidance on employment of the disabled. US Department of Justice assistance on ADA compliance. the relationship of psychiatric disabilities to benefit plans and the ADA.
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Emergency Preparedness / Evacuations : Guidelines on emergency evacuation programs, fire drills, etc.Materials to assist with the creation of an emergency evacuation plan, including special requirements for the disabled.
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Disaster Response / Evacuations : Guidelines on emergency evacuation programs, fire drills, etc.Materials to assist with the creation of an emergency evacuation plan, including special requirements for the disabled.
- Disaster Response / Mitigation : How to mitigate property losses from wildfires, floods, earthquakes & wind, etc
Guidelines on mitigation for flood, hurricane/tornado, earthquake, dam safety and wildfire. Managing water infiltration into buildings.
- Regulations / ADA : Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case law, regulations, reference materials
Full text of the American with Disabilities Act.. Accessibility guidelines. Pre-employment information. Checklist for existing facilities. Online employer handbook provides guidance on employment of the disabled. US Department of Justice assistance on ADA compliance. the relationship of psychiatric disabilities to benefit plans and the ADA.
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